The MySQL Developer Tools team is pleased to announce the availability of the first beta
release of MySQL Workbench 6.0.
MySQL Workbench 6.0 is the new major update of the Development and Administration tool for
MySQL. This release includes over 100 bug fixes, 30 new features and a new redesigned UI.
As a beta, this release is not suitable for production use. Please test and file your bug
reports at http://bugs.mysql.com
As always, MySQL Workbench is natively available on Windows, Mac, Linux.
Improvements in MySQL Workbench 6.0:
- a new redesigned Home screen
- the SQL Editor and Server Administration UIs were merged into a single connection
specific interface, allowing for quick access to administration features while simplifying
the location of specific features
- improved model Synchronization, lets you compare and update your EER model or database
with ALTER scripts and properly handle corner cases involving objects renamed externally
or sync schemas with different names
- all new Schema Inspector, gives you a detailed overview of all objects in your schemas,
plus access to table maintenance operations such as ANALYZE and OPTIMIZE TABLE
- table data search, lets you perform a text search on any number of tables and schemas
for rows matching a given pattern
- improved Server Status page, gives a quick summary of server status and configuration
- cascaded DELETE statement generator, automatically performs the tedious task of
generating DELETE statements for deleting a row referenced by foreign keys
- new Migration Wizard support for SQL Anywhere and SQLite
and much more. For a detailed overview of what's new in MySQL Workbench 6.0, please visit
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-what-is-new.html
For the full list of bugs fixed in this revision, visit
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/workbench/en/changes-6-0.html
For discussion, join the MySQL Workbench Forums http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?151
Download MySQL Workbench 6.0 now, for Windows, Mac OS X 10.6+, Oracle Linux 6, Fedora 18,
Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 13.04 or sources,
fromhttp://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/workbench/6.0.html
Quick links:
- Download: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/workbench/
- Bugs: http://bugs.mysql.com
- Forums: http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?151
the MySQL Workbench Team

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